2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BOLT THAT SUSTAINED THE TENSIONER AND PULLEY FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

THE DRIVE BELT AUTO-TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING. THE DRIVER NOTICED A LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND AND LATER DISCOVERED THE DRIVE BELT AUTO-TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DRIVER WAS LUCKY THE BELT DID NOT BREAK, THE WATER PUMP PULLEY DID NOT BREAK FROM THE FRICTION, OR THE BOLT FLY INTO THE ENGINE. IN EITHER CASE WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2006 CIVIC MODEL AND HAD A TSB 09-007, STARTING JANUARY 30, 2009, UNTIL JANUARY 30, 2012. WE HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO COVER ALL COSTS, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON PART OF THIS MODEL CAR. WHAT IS WORSE, MANY TIMES THE BOLT WILL BREAK AGAIN. I AM AFRAID OF THIS HAPPENING AND A POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CONTROL OVER THE CAR SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. ALL I ASK IS HONDA REOPEN THIS TSB ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE MODELS AND POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FIXING THE FLAW. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ELECTRIC COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILURE IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. NOTICED CHANGE IN DRIVING FEEL OVER PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS--SHIFTING WAS JERKY, NOT SMOOTH; SEEMED TO REV SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 2-13-13 WHEN STARTING ENGINE. ALSO, GREEN LIGHT NEXT TO "DRIVE" ON THE DASH STARTED BLINKING. TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT, TRANSMISSION HAD HYDRAULIC ISSUES, GEARS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. HAD ALL PREVIOUS REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP, ON SCHEDULE. *TR

THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. A FEW DAYS AGO ON INTERMITTENT, THEY WENT 5 TIMES, STOPPED/PAUSED, THEN 3 TIMES AND THEN A FEW MORE TIMES, THEN STOPPED AGAIN. LATER ON THAT DAY, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT ALL UNLESS I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. TODAY ON THE WAY TO WORK, ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN, MY WIPERS STOPPED ALTOGETHER WHICH WAS SCARY AS IMMEDIATELY I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS. I MOVED THE WIPER ARM AROUND AND THEY STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, THEY WOULDN'T STOP AND AGAIN, I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO MAKE THEM STOP. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD GEAR SYNCROSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS ALONG WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,413.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY HONDA CIVIC EX 2006 VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THEY WON'T TURN OFF MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY PARK ANYWHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS OFTEN IN MY FIELD OF VISION. THE INTERMITTENT SETTING DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I USE ANY SPEED SETTING, THE WIPERS GO AT THE SAME SPEED AND DO NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PUT IN THE STOP POSITION. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING WHEN THE WIPERS WILL DECIDE TO STOP AND WHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD THEY WILL STOP. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN MY FIELD OF VISION AND I NEED TO QUICKLY START THEM AGAIN SO I CAN SEE, NOT KNOWING WHEN AND/OR WHERE THEY WILL STOP THE NEXT TIME. OFTEN I NEED TO KEEP DOING THIS SO I CAN SAFELY SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET DISCUSSING THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CAUSE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSING THIS AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

REAR TIRES WEARING VERY RAPIDLY/POOR HANDLING OVER BUMPS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT OF REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THIS CAUSES CAMBER TO NOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY WITHOUT REPLACING ARMS. HONDA NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR MISTAKE IF VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS CAN BECOME DANGEROUS BECAUSE TIRES AT FIRST GLANCE (WITHOUT BEING UNDERNEATH THE CAR) WILL LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT BUT ON THE INNER EDGE THE STEEL CORDS MAY BE SHOWING. ALSO WITH TAKING A BUMP AS YOUR TURNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. *TR

THE REAR TIRES WEAR BADLY TO THE POINT OF THE TIRES CUPPING AND WEARING UNEVENLY. THIS PROCESS IS HORRIBLE AND DANGEROUS AS IT WILL EVENTUALLY SHAKE THE CAR AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A PERSON ALSO LOSES THE ABILITY TO STEER EFFECTIVELY DUE TO THE BUMPINESS FROM THE TIRES. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET NEW TIRES (DUE TO PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE), THEY SAID THAT THE INSIDE OF MY TIRES WERE ON THE VERGE OF BLOWING OUT, YET I STILL HAD TREAD ON THE OUTER SIDE OF MY TIRE. BASED ON THIS, I WAS MORE AT RISK TO HAVE A BLOW-OUT AT ANY TIME AND WOULD HAVE HAD NO INCLINATION BECAUSE MY TIRES STILL LOOKED NEW ? UNTIL MY VEHICLE WAS UP ON A LIFT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE ONLY HAD MY NEW TIRES FOR 25,000 MILES (ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES) AND MY MECHANIC IS NOW REFUSING TO ROTATE THEM BASED ON THE UNEVEN WEAR AND ?DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS? THAT COULD RESULT IF THEY ROTATED THEM (THEIR LIABILITY). THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES ARE ALREADY BALD WHILE THERE IS MORE THAN HALF THE TREAD OF THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE. BASED ON TBS 08-001 THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 06-07 VEHICLES, YET HONDA HAS YET TO RECALL THEIR FAULTY FACTORY PARTS. *TR

AT AROUND 35MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A METALLIC-TYPE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. IF IT WOULD'VE HAPPENED 5 SECONDS LATER IT WOULD'VE OCCURRED RIGHT AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, IT WOULD'VE MOST LIKELY CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THEY TOLD ME A BOLT WAS TORN LOSE FROM THE TENSIONER. THIS CAUSED ALL BELTS TO BREAK DOWN AND THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN WHILE RUNNING AT AROUND 35MPHS. FURTHERMORE, THE BOLT FLEW INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK COSTING COSTLY REPAIRS. THE COMPANY, HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANT PROVIDER. THEY CLAIM IT'S WEAR AND TEAR BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AS PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WERE ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE BUT ACCORDING TO THEM NOT MY PARTICULAR VIN. BOLTS SHOULDNT TEAR OFF AT 29,000 MILES OR SIX YEARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AGAIN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE YEAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO TURN LEFT INTO A GAS STATION AND THE ENGINE WENT DEAD AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. COULD NOT RE-START THE ENGINE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. INVOICE SAYS SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED BELT DAMAGE, WATERPUMP PULLEY DAMAGE, TENSIONER DAMAGE, ETC. DUE TO THE DAMAGE, ONE HELICOIL WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER TORQUE SO THEY HAD TO USE A SECOND ONE INSIDE THE FIRST ONE. NOTE ON THIS INVOICE SAYS "IF PROBLEM RECURS ENGINE BLOCK REPLACEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY." HONDA SENT OUT A TSB ABOUT THIS ON JANUARY 30, 2009 #09-007 THAT SAYS "THE CURRENT ROUTING OF THE ENGINE DRIVE BELT CREATES EXTRA FORCE ON THE DRIVE BELT AUTO-TENSIONER. IN RARE CASES, THIS EXTRA FORCE COULD BREAK THE AUTO-TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT, CAUSING AN ENGINE NOISE OR A LOSS OF POWER STEERING." I DID NOT RECEIVE A CARD IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS TIME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY WHEN MY CAR WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR